The North West Cape, Western Australia, is bordered to the west and north by Ningaloo Reef, whose sandy coral lagoons are protected by a shallow reef crest that falls away steeply towards open water, and to the east by Exmouth Gulf, whose shallow, turbid waters contain scattered coral reefs, seagrass meadows, and mangroves49 (link),50 . The waters of the North West Cape provide important habitat for a diverse array of species, including both humpback and bottlenose dolphins45 (link),51 (link).
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